Novato Unified School District Travel Guidance From Marin Public Health For April 1

Novato CA

02 April, 2021

10:04 AM

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Press release from the Novato Unified School District: April 1, 2021 Dear NUSD Family, "On Tuesday, March 30 Marin Public Health issued additional guidance and recommendations on travel as Covid-19 case counts are no longer declining across the region, and in some areas locally and nationally case rates are increasing again. Travel-related infections are threatening further progress. You can find that guidance here and NUSD is directing families to adhere to these County guidelines: Avoid non-essential travel to any part of California more than 120 miles from one's place of residence, or to other states or countries. Travel outside of the region increases risk of infection with new variants of the virus and the accelerated introduction of these variants into our community. Schools have the authority to implement stricter requirements for returning travelers. NUSD follows these March 30,2021 Public Health recommendations and expects families who travel outside of California to self-quarantine for 10 days. Quarantine may be shortened to 7 days if all travelers in the household are asymptomatic and test negative with an antigen or molecular viral test on Day 5 or later. Students who did not travel with their parents/guardians can attend school if returning parents/guardians can quarantine. Fully vaccinated persons do not need to quarantine unless required by their employer. If you must travel within California: Wear a mask over your nose and mouth when in public. Avoid crowds and stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arm lengths) from anyone who did not travel with you. Do not mix with more than three (3) households. If you follow these protective measures and have not had contact with a Covid positive individual or are feeling symptomatic, it is not necessary to self-quarantine. We know families will be travelling over spring break. We direct families to follow Marin Public Health guidelines and quarantine appropriately." Sincerely, Jonathan Ferrer Acting Superintendent This press release was produced by the Novato Unified School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.